Hector’s presence behind me was like a physical weight on my back. I knew he was a good few feet behind me, keeping his distance. But I still felt him as if he were right on top of me. Still felt his body heat as if he were mere inches from me. I could hear his heart beating rapidly, could count each of his breaths. I was hyperaware of everything about him. And no matter how hard I tried to ignore him, it was all but impossible to do so. How the hell could I ever get anything done like this? This was going to be impossible. “Seraphine, what do you want to do?” Tanner’s question knocked me out of my thoughts. “About what?” I turned to him with an arched brow. Tanner just laughed knowingly. “About Hector’s pack.” “Oh. I’ll figure that out when we get there. I want to see for myself wh

